‘Tis the season of family holiday shows and Messiahs.  Not that I’m planning to do much of either but here are some shows that you might be interested in…

• On December 7th, the earliest of the Messiahs.  Toronto Choral Society have a matinée performance at Koerner Hall.  Soloists include Quinn Kelsey and Teresa Tucci .
• The Ensemble Studio have a noon hour concert on December 9th in the RBA
• Rogers vs Rogers opens at Crow’s Theatre on December 10th.  This is another adaptation by Michael Heaney of a book about Toronto shenanigans.  He was also responsible for The Masterplan.  Previews are the 2nd to the 9th with the run extending to January 3rd.

• Peter Eom is giving a cello recital in the RBA at noon on December 11th.
• The Ensemble Studio is also back in the RBA on December 16th.
• Also that evening the TSO have the first performance of Messiah.  Further shows on the 17th, 19th and 20th.  The soloists are Lauren Snouffer, Susan Platts, Anthony León and Gerald Finley.
• On December 17th Arianne Cossette has a lunchtime recital in the RBA.
• December 18th sees the first performance of Tafelmusik’s Messiah at Koerner Hall.  Soloists are Stefanie True, Krisztina Szabó, Nicholas Scott and Jonathan Woody.  More shows on the 20th and 21st with the sing-along at Massey Hall on the 21st.
• December 30th is the first performance of Toronto Operetta Theatre’s production of Kalman’s The Czardas Princess starring Maeve Palmer and Scott Rumble.  Further shows on January 2nd, 3rd and 4th.  That’s at the Jane Mallett Theatre.